Specification of Dynamics for Knowledge-Based Systems

Abstract. During the last years, a number of formal specification languages for knowledge-based systems have been developed. Characteristic for knowledge-based systems are a complex knowledge base and an inference engine which uses this knowledge to solve a given problem. Specification languages for knowledge-based systems have to cover both aspects: they have to provide means to specify a complex and large amount of knowledge and they have to provide means to specify the dynamic reasoning behaviour of a knowledge-based system. This paper will focus on the second aspect, which is an issue considered to be unsolved. For this purpose, we have surveyed existing approaches in related areas of research. We have taken approaches for the specification of information systems (i.e., Language for Conceptual Modelling and Troll), approaches for the specification of database updates and the dynamics of logic programs (Transaction Logic and Dynamic Database Logic), and oach of Abstract State Machin...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: DAGSTUHL
• Authors: Pascal van Eck, Joeri Engelfriet, Dieter Fensel, Frank van Harmelen, Yde Venema, Mark Willems
• Keywords: DAGSTUHL 1998, DAGSTUHL 2007, Formal Specification Languages, Knowledge-based System, Specification Languages